Ocular health is maintained through retinal nutrition, pharmacological glaucoma management, and proper lens hygiene to prevent infection and dryness.
Appearing as the black circle in the center of each eye, your pupils serve as the windows through which light enters your eyes. This function is critical as you are able to see only when light rays reach the retinas deep inside your eyes.
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The optic nerve is your eye's connection to the brain and is critical to how you process sight. If the optic nerve becomes swollen, vision can be dramatically affected.
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Viral infections in the eye may cause your eyes to feel uncomfortable, and some infections may result in blurry vision. Depending on the location and type of infection, your eye doctor may not have a medication to cure your eye infection.
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Your eyes converge when you focus on near objects like reading a book, tying your shoe or sending a text message. Convergence insufficiency limits a person’s ability to work with visual information at close distances. Convergence insufficiency can even limit entertainment or leisure activities.
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Nearsightedness, or myopia is a common vision problem that affects about four out of every 10 people. People who are nearsighted have trouble seeing in the distance.
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It has been estimated that the complex system that enables eyesight requires about 30 percent of a person’s oxygen intake and 25 percent of their nutritional intake. Thus, healthy eyesight depends on essential nutrients, such as vitamins.
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Eye health is an important concern at any age, but especially for children. As kids’ eyes grow and develop, changes occur that can permanently affect their eyesight. Paying close attention to any changes in their vision is important to prevent sometimes severe injuries or conditions.
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Exercise stresses the body -- stress is what causes the positive results -- but exercise should not cause frightening symptoms like dizziness or loss of vision. When you experience negative symptoms like these, it is your body's way of telling you that something is wrong.
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Warm compresses are useful for temporarily relieving discomfort caused by dryness, irritation and redness in the eye area. Some causes of eye discomfort are bacterial infections, viral infections, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, rosecea, styes, blepharitis and allergies.
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The clear tissue at the front of the eye is the cornea; in order to have clear vision, the tissue of the cornea needs to remain thin and transparent. The inner layer of the cornea called the endothelium keeps the cornea clear, and if there is a problem with the cells in this layer, corneal edema may result.
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Improperly adjusted plastic eyeglasses can be uncomfortable and cause eyestrain. Most of the time, you can find a nearby optician who will adjust your eyeglass frames at no charge; however, you can also adjust plastic eyeglass frames yourself.
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Retinal detachment is a condition where the back of your retina separates from the underlying layers of the eyeball. This separation detaches the retinal tissue from the blood vessels, which then deprives the retina of blood, oxygen and other nutrients.
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Eye drops allow direct delivery of medicine to the eyes without possible side effects that can occur with oral medications. Eye drops are the preferred form of medication delivery for a variety of eye ailments, but parents sometimes worry whether they are safe for kids.
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Your child may have drainage from the eyes that causes matter to build up in the corners or along the eyelashes. She may have other symptoms as well such as discomfort, eye redness or eyelid swelling.
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A bump in the corner of your eye could indicate a serious problem that might affect your vision. An optometrist or ophthalmologist should check any abnormalities that form near your eyes to prevent further complications.
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Exophoria is a muscle imbalance that causes the eyes to move outward, or diverge, according to the State University of New York Optometric Center. Eye exercises for exophoria can strengthen, condition, train and relax the eyes while also increasing your visual acuity. Do 30 minutes of eye exercises daily.
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Cross eye dominance refers to having opposite hand-eye domination. Most commonly, it means being right handed but being left-eye dominant.
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Has your vision been slightly blurry since you started wearing your new prescription eye glasses, or have you been getting more headaches? These symptoms may result from new prescription lenses that are not the correct strength.
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The skin surrounding your eyes is very delicate. Due to its thin nature and constant exposure, the skin in this area has a higher risk of developing several types of skin problems.
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Gentamicin ophthalmic solution, also known by the brand name Genoptic, is a prescription antibiotic commonly prescribed to prevent and treat bacterial eye infections, such as conjunctivitis, in infants and children. The adverse affects associated with gentamicin use are typically mild.
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